When is International Universal Health Coverage Day?
Tuesday December 12thEvery year, December 12th is International Universal Health Coverage Day, as a way to encourage countries to move toward universal Health Coverage (UHC). Access to affordable quality health care is also a human right, according to the day's effort to spread the word that access to affordable quality health care is a human right.
Universal health care is a health-care scheme that provides quality medical services to all of its residents. No matter what income or income, the federal government provides health services to everyone. 33 developed countries, only the United States has universal health care. President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2010. This, however, is not considered universal health care.
Americans are the most familiar with Canada's universal health-care system out of all developed countries. No matter who pays, Canada has a single-payer system in which free health is available to all, regardless of who is able to pay.. Private supplemental insurance pays for Vision, dental, and prescription drugs. Here are a few of the benefits of universal health care. The following are examples of the health benefits of universal health coverage.
- Lowers the overall cost of health care in the United States
